Extension granted to NT royal commission

The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the NT is to be extended by four months.

Don Dale youth detention centre

A royal commission investigated the detention of children in the NT. Source: AAP

The Northern Territory's royal commission into juvenile justice has been given an extra four months to deliver it's final report.

The federal and NT governments have agreed to the extend the date to August 1 next year, to be covered by the existing budget.

"Given the importance of the royal commission's work, both governments consider that it is reasonable and appropriate to grant the short extension. No further extensions will be granted," they said in a joint statement on Friday.



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